Mgr SOX

Role Purpose

• The role is responsible for undertaking control testing within the company to ensure compliance with SOX.
• Managing and performing the Statutory & Internal Audit for IHG Corp entities & Owned/Leased Hotel locations globally. This will include significant interaction with regional/hotel, GFS/HFS, India Entity and IT management.
• Managing and performing amendments and additions to SOX documentation for all system and process changes globally.
• Providing full support and assistance to the SOX team in testing of internal controls within the processes, including supervision of day-to-day operations in line with Service Level Agreements and IHG key objectives.
• In addition, occasional ad-hoc involvement in the other activities of the Controller Group may be required.

Key Accountabilities

• Prepare testing plans to achieve completion of SOX testing phases within deadlines set by the Director or Senior Manager, SOX team. Perform tests throughout IHG with testing worldwide.
• Assist Director or Senior Manager for the SOX testing of processes across India BSC. This will include liasioning with the external auditors, process teams and working hand in hand with the Sr Manager or Director to achieve the deadlines.
• Responsible for completing end to end SOX testing of controls for the allocated processes within BSC.
• Responsible for review of team operations and service quality as per High Performance culture. 
• Continuously identify areas of potential risk, improvement opportunities and effectiveness and propose plans for review of the areas concerned. Prioritize new risks against previously identified risks and revise the audit plans as necessary to provide the most value to the Company.
  Direct the management's attention towards those areas identified as having specific risk implications or opportunities for improved efficiency, effectiveness or economy.
• Prepare documentation plans and perform testing in the event of major system or process changes globally. Continuously develops and documents procedures to improve the quality and efficiency of processes.
• Liaise with internal and external audit to ensure that they are aware of the latest status of the SOX Testing and to assist with any queries they may raise.
• Assist in the documentation of results and conclusions as required by SOX, including assisting with the maintenance of IHG’s database of controls and tests. No experience of this particular database is required – training will be provided.
• Maintain a consistent, high quality customer-focused orientation. Respond to individuals in manner and timeframe promised. Provide clear, accurate information; explain procedures or materials or provide supplemental information; anticipate problems or questions.
• Proactively participate on appropriate project team / task forces as assigned to ensure control issues are addressed and desired objectives are achieved.
• Develop and maintain an effective understanding of the business strategy and the hospitality industry. Maintain awareness of best practices, trends and issues impacting the industry and develop a service led culture where high levels of customer satisfaction are achieved continuously.
• Serves as expert consultant for process flow, provides input on current practices and assesses alternative processes / technologies.
• Coach and develop team members: assess, discipline, document performance, and recommend salary and classification changes, participate in hiring and firing process
• Assisting with all other aspects of global process management, including advising Director, or Senior Manager Global Financial Governance of process in-consistencies and/or improvement opportunities. Recommending (and assisting in implementing) solutions to address these matters.
• Analyzes metrics and results and prepares action plans to improve metrics & results.
• Supporting Director or Senior Manager for BCP/DRP documentation updation from time to time.

Key Skills & Experiences

Required Skills –

• Experience in Managing Statutory or Internal Audit for Global clients.
• Experience in SOX control & design assessment and testing.
• Experience in resource management, team performance management, recruitment and training.
• Experience in MIS reporting and Project management skills
• Knowledge and understanding of Peoplesoft (preferred) and Microsoft office
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices as well as SOX and IFRS guidelines
• Demonstrated ability to lead process change and improvement.
• Ability to competently liaise and articulate with fellow and higher levels of management, demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Extensive working knowledge of audit & control process, procedures in related environment. 
• Demonstrated experience in leading, motivating and developing people.
• Experience in working along side a global team.
• Demonstrated proficiency in recognizing and resolving problems or inconsistencies in transactions and systems.

Qualifications & Experience –

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/CPA/ACCA) or Masters in Finance or a combination of education and related work experience.
• 6 plus years progressive work experience in hotel and or Corporate Accounting, Internal Audit or Consulting role, Sarbanes Oxley, with demonstrated proficiency in multiple disciplines/processes related to the position as well as 1+ year of managing people.
• Experience in designing, mapping and delivery of processes including process improvements.
• Previous experience in Sarbanes Oxley Act and knowledge on the Indian Companies Act would be added advantage.